Africa Word Search Puzzles

Africa Word Searches

All items below are categorized by their difficulty level and target audience so you can pick the perfect level of fun and education. We put them in alphabetical order and show the words hidden in the grid so you can quickly page through the list and find one that meets your needs. The words can be in several directions or only forward and down if you need something for the youngsters.

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Title	Instructions / Description	Puzzle Words	Difficulty	Word Direction
50 African Countries		ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, COMOROS, CONGO REPUBLIC OF CONGO, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GABON, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, IVORY COAST COTE D IVOIR, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LIBYA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALI, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, TANZANIA, THE GAMBIA, TUNISIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Africa		CONGO, EAST AFRICA, EGPT, GHANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MOROCCO, NIGER, NIGERIA, NOTH AFICA, SIERRIA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, TANZANIA, TOGO, ZAMBIA	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Africa		ACCRA, AFRICA, ANGOLA, ASWAN HIGH DAM, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, CACAO BEANS, CAIRO, CAPE TOWN, CHAD, CHOKWE MASKS, CLEOPATRA, CONGO RIVER, DINKA PEOPLE, DURBAN, EGYPT, ELEPHANT, FANG MASK, GHANA, KALAHARI DESERT, KENYA, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALI, MAURITIUS, MOROCCO, MOUNT KILIMANJARO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAIROBI, NAMIBIA, NELSON MANDELA, PRETORIA, PYRAMIDS OF GIZA, RIVER NILE, RWANDA, SAFARI, SAHARA DESERT, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, STONE TOWN, TANZANIA, TUNISIA, TUTANKHAMEN, UGANDA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE, ZULU WARRIOR	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Africa		ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, COMOROS, CONGO, COTE D IVOIRE, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, ESWATINI, ETHIOPIA, GAMBIA, GHANA, GOBON, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LIBYA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALI, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, TANZANIA, TOGO, TUNISIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Africa		AFRICA, ALGERIA, ANCESTORS, AREA, ASIA, ATLANTIC, AVERAGE, BILLION, CATEGORY, CENTRAL, CLIMATE, CONTINENT, COUNTRY, COVER, EARTH, ENCOMPASS, EQUATOR, ETHIOPIA, GREAT, HEMISPHERE, HUMAN, INCLUDING, INDEPENDENT, INDIAN, ISLAND, JUNGLE, LAND, LARGEST, LIMITED, MADAGASCAR, MEDIAN, MEDITERRANEAN, MILLION, MODERN, NIGERIA, NORTH, NUMBER, OCEAN, PEOPLE, POPULATION, RECOGNITION, SOUTHERN, SOVEREIGN, SQUARE, SURFACE, TEMPERATURE, TERRITORY, TOTAL, WEST, WORLD	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Africa	African Countries	ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, CHAD, CONGO, EGYPT, GABON, GHANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALI, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, TOGO, TUNISA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Africa		BRITISH EMPIRE, CIVILISATION, COLONIALISM, COMMODITY, CONFLICT, DEVELOPMENT, EXPLOITATION, EXPORT, IMPERIALISM, IMPORT, LABOUR FORCE, LEGACY, NATURAL RESOURCES, RAW MATERIALS, SAVAGES, SLAVE TRADE, SUPERIORITY, TERRITORIES	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Africa		ACTIVITY, AFRICA, AGE, ALGERIA, AREA, ASIA, ATLANTIC, BILLION, CASE, CHINA, COLD, COLONIZATION, CONTINENT, COUNTRY, COVER, EARTH, ECONOMIC, HUMAN, IMPORTANT, ISLAND, LAND, LARGE, MADAGASCAR, MAKE, MARKET, MEDITERRANEAN, MILLION, NATION, NATURAL, NIGERIA, NORTH, OCEAN, PART, PEOPLE, POPULATION, RANGE, RECOGNITION, RULE, SEA, SOVEREIGN, STATE, SURFACE, TERRITORY, TOTAL, UNION, WEALTH, WEST, WIDE, WORLD, YOUNG	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Africa in the World Today		APARTHEID, BOYCOTT, DEMOCRATIZATION, ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, ETHNICITY, GRIOT, GUERRILLA WARFARE, MULTINATIONAL CORP, NONALIGNMENT, SECEDE, SOCIALISM	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Cities		ACCRA, ALEXANDRIA, ALGIERS, ASMARA, BANGUL, BEIRA, CAIRO, CAPE TOWN, CASABLANCA, CONAKRY, DAKAR, DURBAN, FREETOWN, GADORONE, HARARE, HUAMBO, KAMPALA, KANO, KIGALI, LAGOS, LUANDA, LUSAKA, MALABO, RABAT, TRIPOLI, TUNIS, WINDHOER	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Civilization		AXUM, CARAVAN, CASTE, CHRISTIANITY, COMMERCIAL, DYNASTY, EAST AFRICA, ETHNIC GROUP, GHANA, GOLD, GREAT ZIMBABWE, GRIOTS, ISLAM, KINSHIP, LEGACY, LINEAGE, MALI, MONK, NATURAL RESOURCES, ORAL TRADITIONS, PLATEAU, PROVERB, SALT, SAVANNA, SONGAHI, STELE, TRANS SAHARA, WEST AFRICA	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Countries		ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO, CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GABON, GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, IVORY COAST, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LIBYA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALI, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, TOGO, TUNISIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE	Jumbo	Forward Only
African Countries		ASCENSION, CAPE VERDE, COMOROS, MAYOTTE, RENUNION, SAINT HELENA, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SEYCHELLES, TRISTAN DA CUNHA, WESTERN SAHARA	Big	Forward Only
African Countries		ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CHAD, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, ERITREA, GABON, GAMBIA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MALAWI, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, ZIMBABWE	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Countries		ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CHAD, COMOROS, CONGO, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, GABON, GAMBIA, GUINEA, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LIBYA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALI, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SOMALIA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, TOGO, TUNISIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Countries		ALGERIA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, EGYPT, GHANA, LESOTHO, LIBYA, MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, THE GAMBIA, TOGO, TUNISIA, ZIMBABWE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Country	Circle the names of the African countries going forward, backward, and diagonal.	ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, CHAD, COMOROS, DJIBOUTI, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MOROCCO, NIGER, RWANDA, SUDAN, TOGO, UGANDA, ZIMBABWE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Features	find these features	ATLAS MOUNTAINS, CONGO, EGYPT, KALAHARI DESERT, KENYA, LAKE TANGANYIKA, LAKE VICTORIA, NIGER RIVER, NIGERIA, NILE RIVER, SAHARA, SAHEL, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, TROPICAL RAIN FOREST	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Forest Elephant Threats and Conservation		AFRICAN, CONSERVATION, DEFORESTATION, ELEPHANT, ENDANGERED, FOREST, FRAGMENTATION, HABITAT, HUMAN CONFLICT, IVORY, LOGGING, MONITORING, NUTRIENT CYCLING, POACHING, POPULATION, PROTECTED AREA, SEED DISPERSAL	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Generals		AMILCAR CABRAL, HANNIBAL, HARRIET TUBMAN, JIBRAIL TARIQ, QUEEN NZINGHA, RAMSES, SHAKA ZULU, SUNNI ALI BER, TAHARAKA, TOURE, TOUSSAINT, YUSUF BIN TASHFIN	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Jungle		AFRICAN JUNGLE, AFRICAN WILD DOG, ANTELOPE, APE, ARMADILLO, BABOON, BEARS, BLACK MAMBA, BOA CONSTRICTOR, BUTTERFLY, CANOPY, CHIMPANZEE, CORCODILE, ELEPHANT, EXPLORER, FIRE ANT, FRUIT BAT, GAZELL, GIRAFFE, HIPPOPOTAMUS, HUMID, HUNTER, HYENA, JAGUAR, JANE, KOALA, LEMUR, LIONS, LYNX, MEERKAT, MONGOOSE, OSTRICH, PANTHER, PREY, RED PANDA, RHINO, RUINS, SERENGETI, SILVERBACK GORILLA, SKUNK, SLOTH, TARZAN, TAWNY EAGLE, TIGER, VINES, WATER BUFFALO, WILDABEAST, WOLVERINE, ZEBRA	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Lakes & Rivers		ABAYA, ABIJATTA, ALBERT, CHAD, CHAMO, CONGO, EDWARD, FIANGA, HAWASA, KARIBA, KIVU, KOKA, LAKE, LANGANO, LIMPOPO, MWERU, NASSER, NIGER, NILE, NUBIA, NYASA, OMO, ORANGE, SHALA, TANA, TANGANYIKA, TURKANA, VICTORIA, ZAMBEZI	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
African Nation	alphabetical order numbers 1-11	ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, COMOROS	Big	Forward Only
Algeria		ABBASID, AFRICA, ALGERIA, ALMORAVID, ANCIENT, ARAB, AREA, BERBER, BYZANTINE, CARTHAGINIAN, CITY, CONSISTING, COUNTRY, DYNASTY, EAST, EMPIRE, FRENCH, GEOGRAPHY, IDRISID, LANGUAGE, LARGEST, LIBYA, LOCATED, MAGHREB, MALI, MAURITANIA, MEDITERRANEAN, MIDDLE, MOROCCO, NATION, NIGER, NINTH, NUMIDIAN, OFFICIAL, OTTOMAN, PEOPLE, PHOENICIAN, POPULATION, POWER, PROVINCE, REGION, REPUBLIC, ROMAN, SEA, SOUTH, SQUARE, TUNISIA, UMAYYAD, WEST, WORLD	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Cities & Townships of South Africa		BLOEMFONTEIN, CAPE TOWN, DURBAN, JOHANNESBURG, KIMBERLEY, PIETERMARITZBURG, POLO KWANE, PORT ELIZABETH, PRETORIA, RIVONIA, SHARPESVILLE, SOWETO	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Egypt	Find the words	AFRICA, BRACTRION, CAMEL, DESERT, DROMEDARY, EGYPT, GREAT SPHINX, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, PYRAMIDS, RIVER NILE, SAHARA, SCORPION, VIPER SNAKE	Big	Forward Only
Egypt: The Gift of the Nile		AFRICA, ALEXANDRIA, ANCIENT EGYPTIAN, ASIA MINOR, CAIRO, DYNASTY, EGYPT, EXODUS, GIZA, GREAT SPHINX, HEBREWS, HERODOTUS, HIEROGLYPHICS, ISTHMUS OF SUEZ, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, MEMPHIS, MENES, MESOPOTAMIA, MIZRAIM, NECROPOLIS, NILE, NOMES, PHARAOHS, PYRAMID, RAMSES, RED SEA, SAHARA, SUEZ CANAL, THEBES, TUTANKAMEN	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Ghana		ACCRA, ASHANTI EMPIRE, BAUXITE, CAPITAL, CEDI, CHRISTIANITY, COCOA, COORDINATE, CURRENCY, ENGLISH, EXTRATERRESTRIAL, GHANA, GOLD, GREEN CHICKEN, ISLAM, LAKE VOLTA, LIVESTOCK, OFFICIAL LANGUAGE, POPULATION, PRESIDENT, TERRAIN, TRADITION, TROPICAL CLIMATE, UNITED KINGDOM	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Ghana		ACCRA, AFRICA, AKAN, ANCESTORS, ANCIENT, ASHANTI, ATLANTIC, BELONG, BOUNDED, BURKINAFASO, CAPITAL, CENTRAL, COAST, COASTAL, COLONY, COTEDLVOIRE, COUNTRY, DENSELY, ELEVATION, EMPIRE, FAMILY, FANTI, GHANA, GOLD, INDEPENDENCE, INHABITANTS, KUMASI, LARGEST, MIGRATED, NATION, OCEAN, OVERALL, PEOPLES, POPULATION, PRINCIPAL, RAINFALL, RAINY, SEASONS, TOGO, TROPICAL	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
History of Africa		AFRICA, AGE, ANCIENT, ARABIA, ATLANTIC, BANTU, BEGIN, BENIN, BUGANDA, CAMEROON, CENTRAL, COLONIAL, CONTINENT, CULTURE, EAST, EGYPT, EMPIRE, EUROPE, FORCE, GHANA, HISTORY, HOMINID, HOMO, HUMAN, INCLUDE, KINGDOM, LANGUAGE, MAGHREB, MALI, MIDDLE, NATION, NRI, NUBIA, NUMIDIA, OYO, PART, POLITICALLY, PORTUGUESE, PRESENT, SAHARA, SENNAR, SLAVE, SOCIETY, SOUTHERN, SPREAD, STATE, SULTANATE, TRADE, WEST, ZIMBABWE	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Imperialism in Africa and Asia		AFRICA, ASIA, BELGIUM, CHINA, CHRISTIANITY, COLONY, FLAG, FOREIGN, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, HARBOR, HONG KONG, HOSPITAL, IMPERIALISM, JAPAN, NATIVES, NATURAL RESOURCES, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, REBELLION, RELIGION, SCHOOL, TRAINS, UNITED STATES	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Libya	Names of the cities in Libya	AJDABYIA, BANI WALID, BENGHAZI, DARNAH, MISRATAH, NALUT, SABHA, SABRATAH, SURT, TARHUNAH, TRIPOLI, TUBRUQ, YAFRAN, ZAWYAH, ZLITAN, ZUWARAH	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Madagascar		AFRICA, AGO, ALLOWING, ANIMAL, ARRIVING, BIODIVERSITY, BREAKUP, BUDDHISM, CANOES, CENTURY, CHANNEL, CONTEMPORARY, COUNTRY, CULTURAL, CULTURE, DATE, EARTH, ENCROACHMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, ETHNIC, FOUND, GROUP, HIGHLAND, HINDUISM, HUMAN, INDIAN, INDONESIA, ISLAND, ISOLATION, JOINED, LARGEST, LASTING, MALAGASY, MOZAMBIQUE, NATION, NATIVE, OCEAN, PEOPLE, PLANT, PRESENT, PRONUNCIATION, RELATIVE, SITUATION, SMALLER, SOCIAL, SUBCONTINENT, SUBGROUP, THREAT, WILDLIFE, WORLD	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Major African Airports		ABABA, ABUJA, ACCRA, ADDIS, AGADIR, ALGIER, BARTOLOM, CAIRO, CAPE, CASABLANCA, CRIST BAL, CRUZ, DAKAR, DAR, DEL, DENIS, DJERBA, DURBAN, ELIZABETH, ENFIDHA, GRANADILLA, HARCOURT, HURGHADA, LAGOS, LAS, MARRAKESH, MAURITIUS, NAIROBI, PALMAS, PORT, PUERTO, ROSARIO, SAINT, SALAAM, SAN, SANTA, SHARM, SHEIKH, TOWN, TUNIS	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
North Africa	Find the words in this word search	ALGERIA, ARAB, ARABIC, ARABSPRING, BEDOUINS, BERBERS, CALENDAR, COLONIES, DOMESTICATE, EGYPT, EMIGRATE, FRENCH, GEOMETRICBOUNDARIES, HIEROGLYPHICS, INVASION, ISLAM, LYBIA, MIGRANT, MOROCCO, MUSLIM, NATIONALISM, NILERIVERVALLEY, NOMADS, OTTOMAN, PRINCIPAL, TUNISIA	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
North Africa		ALLUVIAL SOIL, AQUIFER, BEDOUIN, DOMESTICATE, GEOMETRIC BOUNDARY, HIEROGLYPHICS, NATIONALISM, NOMAD, PARTNER, POSE, POSPHATE, PRINCIPAL, RELEVANT, SUBSEQUENT, WADI	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Other African Cultures		ABYSSINIA, ALEXANDRIA, ATLAS MOUNTAINS, CONGO, CUSH, DARK CONTINENT, ETHIOPIA, GREAT RIFT VALLEY, KALAHARI, LAKE TANGANYIKA, LAKE VICTORIA, LIMPOPO, MIZRAIM, MOUNT KILIMANJARO, NIGER RIVER, NILE, ORANGE RIVER, PHUT, PIANKHI, QUEEN OF SHEBA, SAHARA, SAVANNAS, ZAMBEZI	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Physical Features of South Africa	Complete the word search and see if you can find all the words.	BAY, BRIDGE, CAPE, COAST, COASTAL PLAIN, CONTINENT, ESCARPMENT, FORESTS, HIGHVELD, HILL, KALAHARI, LESOTHO, LOWVELD, MAGALIESBERG, MOUNTAIN, MOUTH, NAMAQUALAND, NORTHEAST, OCEAN, PEOPLE, PHYSICAL FEATURES, PLATEAU, PROVINCE, RAILWAYS, RIVERS, ROADS, SEASON, SETTLEMENT, SOURCE, STREAM, TREES, TRIBUTARY, VALLEY, WATERBERG, WATERFALL	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Rainbow Nation		ALIKE, ATTRIBUTED, BACK, CELEBRATION, COMMEMORATED, COUNTRY, CULTURE, DECORATE, DELIGHT, DISPLAYS, EVENT, FEDERATION, FLAG, FONDLY, FORM, GLORY, GREAT, INDEPENDENCE, LITERALLY, LOCAL, LOVE, MONTH, NATION, ORGANIZED, PATRIOTIC, PRIME, PROMPT, PUBLIC, RISE, SEASONAL, SIGNIFICANCE, SPIRIT, STRIPE, TIME, TOP, TOURIST, TRADITION, TRANSLATED, WAVING, WONDERFUL	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Rwanda		BELGIUM, GENOCIDE, GERMANY, HUTU, IMPERIALISM, INTERAHAMWE, MACHETE, REFUGEE, RWANDA, TUTSI	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
South Africa		BILTONG, BUFFALO, EASTERN CAPE, ELEPHANT, FREE STATE, GALJOEN, GAUTENG, KWAZULU NATAL, LEOPARD, LIMPOPO, LION, MMPUMALANGA, NORTHERN CAPE, PROTEA, RHINO, SOUTH AFRICA, SPRINGBOK, WESTERN CAPE, YELLOW WOOD	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
South Africa		ABUNDANCE, ACCOMMODATION, AFRICA, AMPHIBIAN, ATTRACTION, BIRD, BUFFALO, CABUNDANT, COMBINATION, CONTINENT, CRITICALLY, DESCEND, DESERT, ELEPHANT, ENDANGERED, FASCINATING, GOLDEN, GREEN, HABITAT, HUGE, IMPRESSIVE, KRUGER, LANDSCAPE, LEOPARD, LION, MAMMAL, MOLE, MOUNTAIN, NATIONAL, NATURAL, NESTLED, PLENTIFUL, PREDATOR, RABBIT, RENOWNED, RESERVE, RHINO, SPECTRUM, SPECY, TERRESTRIAL, THOUSAND, TREASURE, VARIETY, VISITOR, WHALE, WHITETAILED, WILD, WILDDOGS, WORLD, ZEBRA	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Southern Africa		ANGOLA, APARTHEID, ATLANTIC OCEAN, BOTSWANA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, CAPE TOWN, CIVIL UNREST, COMOROS, DIAMONDS, DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS, ECOTOURISM, GREAT KARROO, KHOISAN, LESOTHO, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMBIA, NELSON MANDELA, ORANGE RIVER, PREVAILING WINDS, RUNOFF, SEYCHELLES, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, VELD, VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Southern and Eastern Africa		ADDIS ABBA, AFRICAN UNION, AFRIKAANS, AFRIKANERS, APARTHEID, BAB AL MANDEB, BANTU, BLUE NILE, BOERS, CABINDA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, CAPE TOWN, CATARACT, DAVID LIVINGSTONE, DENAKIL DESERT, DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS, ESCARPMENT, ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS, GOLD MINING, GREAT RIFT VALLEY, GREAT ZIMBABWE, HORN OF AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG, KALAHARI DESERT, LAKE VICTORIA, LIMPOPO RIVER, MASAI, MOUNT KILIMANJARO, NAIROBI, NAMIB DESERT, NELSON MANDELA, OGADEN, OKAVANGO DELTA, ORANGE FREE STATE, ORANGE RIVER, PRETORIA, SAVANNA, SERENGETI PLAIN, SKELETON COAST, SUDD, SWAHILI, THABANA NTLENYANA, TRANSVAAL, TUGELA FALLS, VELDT, VICTORIA FALLS, WHITE NILE, ZAMBEZI RIVER, ZANZIBAR, ZULU	Jumbo	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
States of Nigeria		ADAMARWA, AKWA IBOM, ANAMBA, BAUCHI, BAYELSA, BENUE, BORNO, CROSS RIVERS, DELTA, EBONYI, EDO, EKITI, ENUGU, GOMBE, IMO, JIGAWA, KADUNA, KANO, KATSINA, KEBBI, KOGI, KWARA, LAGOS, NASARAWA, NIGER, OGUN, ONDO, OSUN, OYO, PLATEAU, RIVERS, SOKOTO, TARABA, YOBE, ZAMFARWA	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Age of Imperialism and Imperialism in Africa		AGE OF IMPERIALISM, AGE OF NATIONALISM, ALGERIA, ARMED RESISTANCE, BELGIAN CONGO, BERLIN CONFERENCE, BOER WAR, CAPE COLONY, CECIL RHODES, COLONIALISM, CONGO FREE STATE, CONGO RIVER, ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM, EGYPT, IMPERIALISM, LEOPOLD II, MILITARY IMPERIALISM, PEACEFUL RESISTANCE, POLITICAL IMPERIALISM, RHODESIA, SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA, SUEZ CANAL	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Tropical Africa		ACCOUNT, ADDITIONAL, AFRICA, AMOUNT, AREA, ARTICLE, ASCERTAIN, CAUSED, CHAIN, CHANGE, CITATION, CLIMATE, CONSERVATION, COUNTRY, DECIDUOUS, DEVELOPMENT, DISCUSS, ECONOMIC, FLOODED, FOREST, GEOGRAPHICAL, GROWTH, HOT, HUMAN, HUMID, IMPACT, ISSUES, JULY, LAND, LATITUDE, LEARN, LOSS, MOIST, NEEDED, NEGATIVE, OCCURRED, POPULATION, RATE, REALM, RECORD, REFERENCE, REGION, RELATION, SURVEY, TALK, TEMPERATURE, TROPIC, WARM, WEST, WIND	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Turmoil in Africa		AFRICA, BOTTOM, CEREMONY, CUSTOM, DESIRABLE, EXCITABLE, FIGHT, FOLKLORE, FRACTION, HOLE, KILLED, LETS, LOVABLE, MELODY, NOTABLE, ORGAN, POOR, RELIGION, TOLERABLE, TRADITION, TRIP	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Water Issues in Africa		CONGO, CONSERVATION, FERTILIZER, FOOTPRINT, GROUNDWATER, HUMANWASTE, INDUSTRIALWASTE, IRRIGATION, LAKEVICTORIA, NIGER, NILE, NYA, PESTICIDES, POLLUTION, RIVERS, RUNOFF, SALVA, SCARCITY, SUDAN, UNEQUAL, WELL	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
West Africa		ANCESTOR WORSHIP, ANIMIST, COUP, CULTIVATOR, DESERTIFICATION, DREDGE, ESCARPMENT, HARMATTAN, INTERCROPPING, LAGOON, LIFE EXPECTANCY, MANGROVE, MISSIONARY, PASTORALIST, RAW MATERIAL, SAHEL, SANDBAR, SAVANNA, SHANTYTOWN, SHIFTING AGRICULTURE, STAPLE CROP, TRADE IMBALANCE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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